In the previous step, Unit Testing the Batch Application, you used the Bankdemo enterprise server. You are going to use it again for online testing.
As with JCL, execution of the jobs requires a previously configured
Micro Focus enterprise server.
Important: You need
Enterprise Developer or
Enterprise Developer for z Systems to execute the application as running applications is not supported in
Enterprise Developer Connect.
Starting the Bankdemo enterprise server
If the enterprise server is not yet started, you need to start it as follows:
- Click the Server Explorer tab.
If the tab is not visible, click
. Select
Micro Focus > Server Explorer and then click
OK.
- In the Server Explorer window, right-click the Bankdemo server and then click
Start.
Wait until the server has started. In the list of servers in Server Explorer, BANKDEMO still has a red square next to it. This is a refresh delay.
- In Server Explorer window, right-click
and click
Refresh to confirm the server has started.
Executing the CICS application
The CICS application requires that you use a 3270 terminal emulator. The installation of
Enterprise Developer includes the
Micro Focus Rumba emulator. Rumba is available as a standalone application, Rumba Desktop, and is also available as a TN3270 Mainframe Display embedded within the IDE. As part of this tutorial, you are going to use the embedded display to run the application.
Configuring the TN3270 settings in the IDE
To check the IDE preferences and ensure that the embedded Rumba display is selected:
- In the IDE, click
Window > Preferences.
- Expand
Micro Focus > Enterprise Server, and click
TN3270.
- Ensure that
Enable display,
Rumba (Embedded) and
Connect automatically are all selected.
- Click
OK.
Starting the
Rumba Mainframe Display view
- Right-click the BANKDEMO server in Server Explorer, and click
Show TN3270 Display.
This opens the
Rumba Mainframe Display view and automatically establishes a 3270 terminal connection to the BANKDEMO server. You can see the starting page of the ES/MTO region BANKDEMO.
- You can drag the
Rumba Mainframe Display view to reposition it.
Executing the Enterprise Server Demonstration
- Press
Ctrl+Shift+Z to clear this window.
- Type in the transaction id
BANK and press
Enter to navigate to an application logon window.
- Type your logon details and press
Enter.
A suitable
User Id is
b0001. You can type anything as a
Password - the field must not be empty though.
- Type
/ against
Display your account balances and press
Enter to see the details for this customer.
- You can explore this application further if you wish or press
F3 to terminate it.
If the Rumba Mainframe Display view disconnects from the server, you can connect again manually as follows:
- Click the
New Rumba Mainframe Display button,
, in the toolbar of the Rumba Mainframe Display view.
- Specify the host name and the TN3270 port number for the Bankdemo server as follows:
- Click
Connect.
This connects the display to the Bankdemo server and loads the start screen of the application.
- Follow the steps described earlier in this topic to execute the application in the Rumba Mainframe Display view.
Stopping the enterprise server
You can stop the Bankdemo server from within Server Explorer. You can leave it running though, if you wish to continue this tutorial.
Note: In production, enterprise servers are long-running processes that are usually run for many months without stopping and starting.